Swedish Television Edits a Classic

Some Cuts to 'Pippi Longstocking' for Modern Audiences

Swedish Television's decision to cut potentially offensive scenes from a fresh edition of the 1969 "Pippi Longstocking" series has sparked debate on social media around a question: Should old productions be modified to suit today's standards of what is socially acceptable?

In the fresh versions, set to air in Sweden on a children's channel in December, the unconventional Pippi will describe her dad as a "king" instead of a "negro king," and she won't play "Chinese" by stretching out the...